“Because of lack of appropriate budgeting and funding, all of these projects could not be completed and there was also failure in implementation; so we inherited it.

“There was also the need to provide for erosion control measures and drains and that has led to revision of the cost.

“It was that revision to enable us to complete the road project that was presented, discussed and approved by the council today (Wednesday).”

Earlier, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had said Fashola’s memo was the only one that “survived” at the meeting.

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